HARPO MARX - HARPO SPEAKS! - THE RIVERSIDE SYMPHONY CONCERT FT PETER & THE WOL

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. To listen to Harpo Speaks! Is to experience a brush with magic, astonished and captivated by the talent before you, and filled with wonder and gratitude for the privilege of witnessing it, whether in 1964 or today. Says Marx's son, Bill: "To have this recording be released and let people hear it is an honor. Dad didn't really want people to know what he sounded like because it would have destroyed the character of Harpo that he created. But I think, now, he would accept this graciously and gratefully because it goes beyond just seeing a guy being funny. It goes to the heart of what life is about: Doing what you love and doing it the best you can." As Harpo Marx's first, and last-recorded just six months before his death-live album, Harpo Speaks! listeners in the room, immersed in the swell of the Riverside Orchestra as Marx performs alongside the symphony and leads them in a narration of Peter and the Wolf. In another unusual move for Marx, he allowed the recording of the show for posterity, though the tapes seemingly disappeared after his death.

Tracklist

• A-1. Introduction By James K. Guthrie (1:06)
• A-2. The Toy Symphony (Conducted By Umberto Harpolini) (4:34)
• A-3. Moon Medly: Fly Me To The Moon / How High The Moon (3:24)
• A-4. Swanee River (Old Folks At Home) (3:06)
• A-5. Guardian Angels (2:12)
• A-6. Harpo Introduces Peter And The Wolf (3:11)
• B-1. Peter And The Wolf (Prokofiev's Op. 67) (22:38)
• B-2. Red's Speech (2:25)

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